Sexual Health

Gender and Sexuality Center Author

08/04/2025 Added

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This presentation breaks down various aspects of sexual health, including sexuality-related terminology and anatomy, what consent really means, the prevention and treatment of various sexually transmitted infections, and various forms of contraception.

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[00:00:00.640]Hello and welcome to this
[00:00:01.770]presentation on sexual health.
[00:00:04.170]My name is Davianna Daydreamer
[00:00:05.820]and I am an
[00:00:06.400]intern for the Gender and
[00:00:07.650]Sexuality Center here at the
[00:00:08.950]University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
[00:00:10.640]First and foremost, I want to
[00:00:12.140]thank you all for the time you've
[00:00:13.760]taken out of your day to be
[00:00:15.250]here
[00:00:15.440]and watch this presentation. I'd
[00:00:17.310]like to first acknowledge the
[00:00:19.610]land that we are on. As an
[00:00:21.440]Indigenous person, this is an
[00:00:22.880]important practice that has
[00:00:24.250]been around for centuries
[00:00:25.420]across various
[00:00:26.160]Native communities and nations.
[00:00:28.190]Even for non-Indigenous
[00:00:29.600]communities, land
[00:00:30.740]acknowledgement
[00:00:31.440]is a powerful way to show
[00:00:32.750]respect and honor the
[00:00:33.950]Indigenous people of this land
[00:00:35.670]that we are now
[00:00:36.480]living on. In this simple way,
[00:00:38.290]we can fight against the erasure
[00:00:40.020]of Indigenous histories by
[00:00:41.680]inviting
[00:00:42.000]these truths into our spaces.
[00:00:44.230]The University of Nebraska is a
[00:00:45.950]land-grant institution with
[00:00:47.840]campuses
[00:00:48.480]and programs on the past,
[00:00:49.710]present, and future homelands
[00:00:51.220]of the following tribes: the
[00:00:53.660]Pawnee
[00:00:54.400]Ponca, Otoe-Missouria,
[00:00:56.160]Omaha, Dakota, Lakota, Arapaho,
[00:00:59.630]Cheyenne, and Kaw peoples, as
[00:01:01.710]well as the relocated Ho-Chunk,
[00:01:03.600]Iowa, and Sac and Fox peoples.
[00:01:05.430]With this acknowledgement, we
[00:01:07.370]affirm Indigenous
[00:01:08.240]sovereignty and will work to
[00:01:09.950]hold our community and
[00:01:11.160]institution more accountable to
[00:01:13.000]the needs
[00:01:13.520]of Indigenous people. If you
[00:01:15.010]are interested in learning and
[00:01:16.500]supporting the Indigenous
[00:01:17.920]community,
[00:01:18.800]please refer to the website
[00:01:20.130]listed below.
[00:01:20.800]Now, I'd like to tell you what
[00:01:25.160]we do here
[00:01:26.160]at the Gender and Sexuality
[00:01:27.390]Center. In general, the Center
[00:01:29.820]does a lot of different things.
[00:01:31.200]We do
[00:01:31.520]presentations just like this
[00:01:33.100]one, as well as workshops.
[00:01:34.610]There are a number of
[00:01:35.710]presentations
[00:01:36.480]and workshops you can request
[00:01:38.050]from us, and that can be done
[00:01:39.540]via the presentations form
[00:01:41.040]on our website. If you do, we
[00:01:42.690]will get back to you within a
[00:01:44.260]few days to set up a time and
[00:01:45.760]date
[00:01:46.000]for that presentation. We also
[00:01:48.130]offer a variety of resources at
[00:01:50.150]the Gender and Sexuality Center
[00:01:51.760]during our business hours. For
[00:01:53.870]example, we have a library with
[00:01:55.790]over
[00:01:56.160]1,200 books and movies with
[00:01:58.220]anything you can imagine
[00:01:59.570]related to gender and sexuality
[00:02:01.320]topics.
[00:02:02.000]We also have a children's
[00:02:03.480]library, which offers a
[00:02:04.820]collection of inclusive and
[00:02:06.160]gender-diverse books
[00:02:07.200]to support students with
[00:02:08.570]children. Another major
[00:02:10.070]resource at our Center is the
[00:02:11.630]Lavender Closet,
[00:02:12.800]which seeks to provide all UNL
[00:02:14.450]students, staff, and faculty
[00:02:16.290]with free and discreet access
[00:02:17.940]to identity
[00:02:18.720]affirming clothing and
[00:02:19.990]accessories. When students can
[00:02:21.830]express themselves in a way
[00:02:23.290]that is validating
[00:02:24.400]and true to who they are, they
[00:02:26.070]are better able to focus on
[00:02:27.560]continuing their education
[00:02:29.200]and pursuing their dreams. You
[00:02:31.220]can try on items using the
[00:02:32.740]actual space of the Lavender Closet
[00:02:34.640]with
[00:02:34.880]complete privacy. The Gender
[00:02:36.770]and Sexuality Center also
[00:02:38.210]distributes menstrual products
[00:02:40.390]and safer sex
[00:02:41.120]kits, which includes condoms
[00:02:42.750]and lubricants. Other supplies,
[00:02:44.730]such as dental dams and
[00:02:45.890]internal condoms,
[00:02:47.120]are also available upon request.
[00:02:49.410]We offer volunteer
[00:02:50.650]opportunities as well, where
[00:02:52.530]students
[00:02:52.880]can work with us to complete
[00:02:53.340]projects that are available to
[00:02:53.710]them. If you have any questions
[00:02:54.240]or
[00:02:54.240]questions, please feel free to
[00:02:55.600]contact us. The Gender and
[00:02:58.900]Sexuality Center also runs a
[00:03:02.800]learning community called PRISM.
[00:03:04.960]This learning community is
[00:03:06.140]housed in dynamic housing,
[00:03:07.920]where students who identify as
[00:03:10.200]LGBTQA+ or are allies of the
[00:03:12.160]community are welcome.
[00:03:13.600]PRISM emphasizes the
[00:03:15.050]intersectionality within
[00:03:16.900]everyone's identities
[00:03:18.560]and allows students to explore
[00:03:20.020]their personal identities in a
[00:03:21.340]supportive and caring
[00:03:22.350]environment.
[00:03:24.720]We also include a number of
[00:03:25.330]events as part of our
[00:03:26.980]programming. These include our
[00:03:28.880]financial donations to
[00:03:29.810]LGBTQA+ Welcome
[00:03:31.280]Celebration, Drag Shows, Lavender
[00:03:33.290]Graduation, and smaller
[00:03:34.620]GSC. Here you can offer
[00:03:34.780]community building and
[00:03:35.990]educational events.
[00:03:37.360]Other events we've run include
[00:03:39.290]the Women's Empowerment Celebration
[00:03:41.670]and Growing Your
[00:03:41.710]website and click Donate to the
[00:03:42.800]Identity. If you would like to
[00:03:44.340]donate to the Gender and Sexuality
[00:03:46.010]Center, you can visit the
[00:03:47.440]Connect with Us tab on our
[00:03:53.920]our General LGBTQA+ Student
[00:03:55.870]Support Fund or our Student
[00:03:57.760]Parent Support Fund. On this
[00:03:59.760]page,
[00:04:00.080]you can also purchase menstrual
[00:04:01.710]products from our Amazon Wishlist
[00:04:03.520]that are then provided to
[00:04:04.720]students.
[00:04:05.520]You can also learn more about
[00:04:06.800]how to donate clothes to our
[00:04:07.990]Lavender Closet.
[00:04:08.960]So for today in this
[00:04:10.380]presentation, we will cover
[00:04:12.550]sexuality-related terminology,
[00:04:15.120]consent, STIs, and contraceptions.
[00:04:17.760]So first, let's unpack some
[00:04:20.310]terminology about sexual
[00:04:22.640]anatomy.
[00:04:23.760]Our first set of terminology
[00:04:27.280]involves the anatomy of AFAB
[00:04:29.040]individuals. These are
[00:04:30.560]individuals who have
[00:04:31.600]been assigned female at birth
[00:04:33.370]due to their external genitalia.
[00:04:35.500]AFAB genitalia is known as a
[00:04:37.120]vulva,
[00:04:37.760]which describes the entire
[00:04:39.150]external structure. So within
[00:04:41.170]the vulva, we have the clitoris,
[00:04:43.200]or at least the clitoral hood,
[00:04:44.750]which sits above the urethral
[00:04:46.320]opening. For some people,
[00:04:48.480]the clitoral hood is all or
[00:04:49.920]most of what can be seen, while
[00:04:51.620]for others, the entire clitoris
[00:04:53.600]is visible. Fun fact, the clitoris
[00:04:56.030]is the only structure among all
[00:04:57.940]human bodies that's sole
[00:04:59.440]purpose is for pleasure. Now,
[00:05:01.480]the clitoris looks quite small
[00:05:03.230]from the outside, but in
[00:05:04.720]reality,
[00:05:05.280]this image here is what
[00:05:06.410]constitutes the entire clitoris.
[00:05:08.320]So from the outside,
[00:05:10.160]we are seeing the clitoral
[00:05:11.520]glands, and the actual
[00:05:12.710]structure is this kind of wishbone
[00:05:14.640]shape.
[00:05:14.880]The ends of this wishbone run
[00:05:16.600]along the sides of the vaginal
[00:05:18.310]canal.
[00:05:18.960]Another fun fact is that the clitoris
[00:05:21.170]and penis are made of the same
[00:05:22.770]embryonic
[00:05:23.440]tissue. So for AFAB people, the
[00:05:25.540]tissue will stay the same shape,
[00:05:27.560]but for AMAB or assigned male
[00:05:29.680]at birth people, that tissue
[00:05:31.370]reshapes into the structure of
[00:05:33.110]a penis. Now, this is a more
[00:05:36.400]common
[00:05:36.800]image you may have seen.
[00:05:38.030]Starting with the ovaries,
[00:05:39.370]these are glands that are
[00:05:40.550]responsible
[00:05:41.280]for producing eggs and hormones
[00:05:43.470]like progesterone and estrogen.
[00:05:46.170]Connecting the ovaries to the
[00:05:47.840]uterus
[00:05:48.400]are the fallopian tubes. These
[00:05:50.320]tubes are responsible for
[00:05:51.580]transporting the eggs from the
[00:05:53.280]ovaries to the uterus. The uterus
[00:05:55.690]then fertilizes those eggs and
[00:05:57.810]develops the offspring. If an
[00:06:00.240]egg
[00:06:00.400]goes unfertilized, the uterine
[00:06:02.360]lining sheds during menstruation.
[00:06:04.640]Then, we have the cervix. This
[00:06:06.500]is an
[00:06:06.800]area that widens during childbirth
[00:06:09.330]and where an intrauterine
[00:06:11.180]device or IUD is inserted.
[00:06:13.830]Finally,
[00:06:14.400]we have the vagina, which is a
[00:06:16.700]muscular tube that extends from
[00:06:18.640]the uterus to the outside
[00:06:20.080]of the body through the vaginal
[00:06:22.210]canal to the vaginal opening.
[00:06:23.120]This is where the offspring
[00:06:27.760]passes through during childbirth.
[00:06:30.400]It is important to note that
[00:06:31.680]these body
[00:06:32.320]parts can look different for
[00:06:33.880]each person. There's different
[00:06:35.590]sizes and colors. Each one is
[00:06:37.440]unique,
[00:06:37.920]with none being more correct
[00:06:39.310]than the other. Our second set
[00:06:41.720]of terminology includes terms
[00:06:44.320]used to describe AMAB anatomy,
[00:06:46.510]which again is assigned male at
[00:06:48.150]birth. So here we have the
[00:06:49.920]penis,
[00:06:50.560]which is the sexual organ used
[00:06:52.060]for intercourse,
[00:06:52.960]and consists of the root, body,
[00:06:54.980]and head. The penis is filled
[00:06:56.990]with a spongy erectile
[00:06:58.160]tissue that allows swelling and
[00:06:59.810]ejaculation to occur. Within
[00:07:01.990]the penis is the urethra,
[00:07:04.000]which transports the removal of
[00:07:05.840]both urine and semen from the
[00:07:07.390]body. The scrotum is a sac of
[00:07:09.440]skin that contains the testicles
[00:07:11.400]and hangs behind the penis,
[00:07:13.340]outside of the body to keep the
[00:07:14.730]sperm
[00:07:15.440]at an optimal temperature. Testicles,
[00:07:18.690]located within the scrotum, are
[00:07:21.300]organs that produce both
[00:07:22.800]sperm and testosterone. Lastly,
[00:07:24.870]the prostate is a gland in the
[00:07:26.470]body that produces seminal
[00:07:28.080]fluid
[00:07:28.800]to nourish and transport sperm.
[00:07:30.810]The prostate can also be stimulated
[00:07:32.530]sexually through the anus.
[00:07:34.240]Our last set of anatomy is for
[00:07:36.910]those who are intersex. Intersex
[00:07:40.030]refers to people who are
[00:07:41.200]born with a combination of sex
[00:07:42.970]characteristics. This could be
[00:07:45.010]a combination of sex
[00:07:46.180]chromosomes,
[00:07:46.960]such as XXY chromosomes, or a
[00:07:49.250]combination of physical anatomy,
[00:07:51.610]such as having both ovary
[00:07:52.640]and testicular tissue in their
[00:07:54.320]body. As you can see here, we
[00:07:56.240]have a handful of examples
[00:07:58.000]of intersex genitalia. The red
[00:08:00.260]dotted area shows the labia and
[00:08:02.160]scrotum, and the blue dotted
[00:08:03.850]area
[00:08:04.160]shows the clitoris/penis.
[00:08:05.820]Sometimes surgery is performed
[00:08:07.670]shortly after the birth of an
[00:08:09.440]intersex
[00:08:10.000]child to change the external
[00:08:11.760]genitalia to fit traditional
[00:08:13.580]binary expectations.
[00:08:15.840]So on the birth certificate, it
[00:08:18.010]may read as male or female
[00:08:19.830]rather than intersex. It is
[00:08:21.770]important
[00:08:22.160]to note that these surgeries
[00:08:23.920]have the potential to cause
[00:08:25.540]health issues and significant
[00:08:27.290]emotional
[00:08:27.840]psychological distress later in
[00:08:29.620]life. Now, let's get into
[00:08:32.060]consent.
[00:08:32.880]First, what is consent? Consent
[00:08:35.580]means to actively agree to
[00:08:37.410]engage in sexual activity
[00:08:39.200]with another person or people
[00:08:41.470]without pressure or
[00:08:42.490]manipulation. To give consent,
[00:08:44.740]one cannot be
[00:08:45.680]forced or under the influences
[00:08:48.060]of drugs or alcohol. Consent
[00:08:50.870]has several parts to it. First,
[00:08:53.040]consent is ongoing, meaning
[00:08:54.800]that anyone can revoke their
[00:08:56.540]consent or change their mind at
[00:08:58.480]any time,
[00:08:58.960]even if sexual activity has
[00:09:01.060]already begun. Consent is
[00:09:03.350]freely given,
[00:09:04.640]meaning consent cannot be given
[00:09:06.440]under manipulation, pressure,
[00:09:08.400]guilt-tripping, or threat.
[00:09:09.840]Consent is specific. For
[00:09:12.480]example, consenting to kissing
[00:09:14.470]does not mean
[00:09:15.520]there has been consent given
[00:09:17.020]for oral sex. Consent is
[00:09:18.780]informed,
[00:09:19.840]meaning that a person is
[00:09:21.070]informed about what will be
[00:09:22.490]happening during sexual
[00:09:23.850]activities.
[00:09:24.880]If someone consents to having
[00:09:26.890]sex while using a condom and
[00:09:28.620]then the other person removes
[00:09:30.080]the
[00:09:30.160]condom during sex or doesn't
[00:09:31.900]use the condom, then the
[00:09:33.420]interaction is no longer consensual,
[00:09:36.160]as the other party is not
[00:09:37.680]adequately informed about what
[00:09:39.580]is happening.
[00:09:40.320]Consent is enthusiastic. Consent
[00:09:42.990]is about wanting to do
[00:09:44.530]something,
[00:09:45.360]either for oneself or one's
[00:09:47.230]partner. And consent is not
[00:09:49.040]about feeling like you should
[00:09:50.480]or have to do
[00:09:51.360]something. If a yes doesn't
[00:09:53.220]sound enthusiastic, that is a
[00:09:55.160]good time to check in and
[00:09:56.650]ensure that
[00:09:57.360]someone isn't feeling pressured.
[00:09:59.660]Offer alternatives, like saying,
[00:10:01.440]"It's okay if you've changed
[00:10:02.640]your mind
[00:10:03.360]or don't want to do this. Want
[00:10:04.810]to watch a movie instead?" All
[00:10:07.010]this means is that you can give
[00:10:08.880]consent and revoke your consent
[00:10:11.200]at any time. There are many
[00:10:13.240]ways to ask for consent.
[00:10:15.200]Some examples are, "Would you
[00:10:16.760]like me to touch you here?" "Can
[00:10:18.550]I kiss you?"
[00:10:19.120]"Can I touch you there?" "Are
[00:10:20.970]you still comfortable with this?"
[00:10:23.200]"Do you want me to keep going?"
[00:10:24.900]"Do you want me to stop?" "Just
[00:10:26.910]checking in. Are we good to
[00:10:28.500]continue?"
[00:10:29.040]These are all ways to make sure
[00:10:31.290]everybody is comfortable and
[00:10:33.550]agreeing to the sexual
[00:10:34.720]activity. Please don't think
[00:10:36.370]checking in and verbally asking
[00:10:38.010]for consent will quote unquote
[00:10:39.680]"ruin the mood." It's better to
[00:10:41.490]ask and make sure the other
[00:10:42.900]party is comfortable so that
[00:10:44.460]everyone
[00:10:45.040]can enjoy what is occurring.
[00:10:46.480]Now that we've gone over how to
[00:10:49.460]ask for consent, let's discuss
[00:10:51.550]what
[00:10:51.760]consent sounds like. Consent
[00:10:53.600]can sound like many different
[00:10:55.260]things. Some of these things
[00:10:57.200]include,
[00:10:58.080]"Yes, I like that." "That feels
[00:11:00.010]good." "Keep going." "I want
[00:11:01.920]you to blank."
[00:11:02.720]Again, keep in mind that
[00:11:04.250]consent sounds enthusiastic,
[00:11:06.240]not dreadful. Also,
[00:11:08.240]remember that if someone says
[00:11:09.990]something like "Yes" or "I want
[00:11:11.810]to" while intoxicated, that is
[00:11:13.680]not consent.
[00:11:14.880]Though what may sound like
[00:11:16.220]consent, individuals who are
[00:11:17.810]intoxicated are not capable of
[00:11:19.500]giving free,
[00:11:20.400]informed consent. Now let's go
[00:11:22.850]over some non-consensual
[00:11:24.760]phrases. If you're hearing
[00:11:26.480]things
[00:11:26.960]like "I'm not sure," "I don't
[00:11:28.790]know," "maybe," or even "silence,"
[00:11:31.210]this is your cue to check in
[00:11:32.960]with the
[00:11:33.280]person or people you are
[00:11:34.680]engaging in sexual activity
[00:11:36.360]with. You can ask if there is
[00:11:38.110]anything
[00:11:38.720]needed to make the person or
[00:11:40.300]people more comfortable. Make
[00:11:42.250]sure to also offer an
[00:11:43.120]alternative, letting them
[00:11:44.720]know it's okay if they don't
[00:11:45.990]want to continue and that y'all
[00:11:47.430]can do something else. Now, if
[00:11:50.160]you hear
[00:11:50.560]things like "I don't want to,"
[00:11:52.440]"never mind," "I don't want to
[00:11:54.350]anymore," "stop," and "no,"
[00:11:56.400]stop whatever it is
[00:11:57.840]you're doing. Ask the person or
[00:11:59.700]people how they would like to
[00:12:01.280]move forward and/or offer
[00:12:02.730]alternatives.
[00:12:03.840]Remember, when you are checking
[00:12:05.360]in, make sure to show
[00:12:06.340]compassion and express how you
[00:12:07.780]don't want to do
[00:12:08.640]anything they don't want to do.
[00:12:10.580]You can say something like, "It's
[00:12:12.510]okay if you don't want to do
[00:12:13.890]blank. Let's do
[00:12:14.560]something else." Remember, when
[00:12:16.680]asking someone for their
[00:12:18.010]consent, one cannot give
[00:12:19.520]consent while
[00:12:20.320]intoxicated, unconscious, underage,
[00:12:23.370]or mentally incapacitated. If
[00:12:25.560]someone is not or has stopped
[00:12:27.360]engaging, responding, or
[00:12:29.170]reciprocating, stop and check
[00:12:31.180]in. Make sure that the other
[00:12:33.060]person knows
[00:12:33.920]that they have the right to say
[00:12:35.350]no and change their mind. If
[00:12:36.780]you think that someone has
[00:12:38.050]become
[00:12:38.560]uncomfortable during a sexual
[00:12:40.220]encounter, stop and apologize
[00:12:41.940]with something like, "I'm sorry.
[00:12:43.890]I think
[00:12:44.400]I misread the situation." Offer
[00:12:46.920]to talk through and/or another
[00:12:49.430]activity. Now let's talk about
[00:12:52.320]the
[00:12:52.480]ways to maintain sexual health,
[00:12:53.950]including the prevention and
[00:12:55.270]treatment of sexually
[00:12:56.320]transmitted
[00:12:56.960]infections and urinary tract
[00:12:58.730]infections. There are different
[00:13:00.860]types of sexually transmitted
[00:13:02.640]infections,
[00:13:03.600]or STIs, as they can be broken
[00:13:05.380]down into bacterial, viral, and
[00:13:07.480]parasitic infections.
[00:13:09.040]Examples of bacterial STIs are
[00:13:10.860]chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis.
[00:13:13.380]Chlamydia and
[00:13:14.240]gonorrhea are common STIs that
[00:13:16.220]may present with no symptoms,
[00:13:18.370]which is why it is important
[00:13:19.520]to regularly test for STIs.
[00:13:21.330]However, chlamydia and gonorrhea
[00:13:23.510]are easily cured with
[00:13:24.850]antibiotics
[00:13:25.600]once detected. Syphilis is also
[00:13:27.770]a common STI that can be easily
[00:13:29.640]treated with a penicillin shot.
[00:13:32.000]However, if left untreated, syphilis
[00:13:34.110]can cause permanent damage,
[00:13:35.680]such as brain damage and
[00:13:37.580]blindness. Examples of viral STIs
[00:13:40.420]include herpes, HPV, and HIV/AIDS.
[00:13:44.080]Viral STIs are all considered
[00:13:45.850]incurable, but all can be
[00:13:47.400]prevented and managed. Herpes
[00:13:49.660]is often
[00:13:50.000]considered very manageable
[00:13:51.920]through daily antiviral
[00:13:53.410]medication use. The daily antiviral
[00:13:55.940]helps prevent
[00:13:56.800]herpes flare-ups and prevent
[00:13:58.640]transmission to sexual partners.
[00:14:00.980]HPV, or human papillomavirus,
[00:14:02.960]can sometimes lead to cancer,
[00:14:04.720]such as cervical cancer. But HPV
[00:14:06.630]is prevented through a vaccine
[00:14:08.480]that is typically given in two
[00:14:10.050]doses within childhood. If you
[00:14:12.140]haven't already gotten this
[00:14:13.920]vaccine, you can actually
[00:14:15.230]receive it at the UNL Health
[00:14:16.520]Center. HIV, or human immunodeficiency
[00:14:19.600]virus, can be prevented by
[00:14:21.360]taking a medication called PrEP,
[00:14:23.640]pre-exposure prophylaxis. This
[00:14:25.920]medication greatly reduces the
[00:14:27.660]chances of getting HIV and is
[00:14:29.220]frequently used by gay and
[00:14:30.830]bisexual men
[00:14:31.920]and transgender people who are
[00:14:33.740]disproportionately affected by
[00:14:35.710]HIV. PEP, or post-exposure prophylaxis,
[00:14:38.800]is a medical care given after
[00:14:40.820]exposure to HIV that reduces
[00:14:42.880]the chances
[00:14:43.760]of developing an HIV infection.
[00:14:46.610]Hepatitis B is another virus
[00:14:48.480]that is often prevented with a
[00:14:49.920]vaccine provided shortly after
[00:14:51.500]birth. The third type of STIs
[00:14:53.840]are those caused by parasites.
[00:14:56.140]An
[00:14:56.160]example of this is pubic lice,
[00:14:57.980]otherwise known as crabs. Pubic
[00:15:00.010]lice are small insects that
[00:15:01.600]attach
[00:15:02.000]the hairs in someone's genitals,
[00:15:03.580]much like the lice that can
[00:15:04.760]affect the hair on your head.
[00:15:06.720]Transmission then occurs
[00:15:07.890]through close contact between
[00:15:09.440]people's pubic hair,
[00:15:10.640]such as through sex. Similar to
[00:15:12.410]treating head lice,
[00:15:13.600]there are lice-killing lotions
[00:15:15.130]or shampoos that can be applied
[00:15:16.540]to the pubic hair to treat this
[00:15:18.320]infection. Part of taking care
[00:15:20.320]of your reproductive and sexual
[00:15:22.060]health is keeping an eye on any
[00:15:23.980]signs
[00:15:24.240]and symptoms of sexually
[00:15:25.790]transmitted infections. General
[00:15:28.080]STI symptoms include sores,
[00:15:29.890]bumps, or warts
[00:15:30.960]around your mouth, thighs, genitals,
[00:15:33.220]and anus, unusual or odorous
[00:15:34.830]discharge from your penis or
[00:15:36.480]vagina, unusual vaginal
[00:15:38.020]bleeding, itching, pain,
[00:15:39.840]irritation, or swelling of the
[00:15:41.660]penis, vagina, vulva, or anus.
[00:15:43.440]Painful or burning urination or
[00:15:45.290]needing to urinate frequently,
[00:15:47.280]painful sex, and fever and flu-like
[00:15:50.240]symptoms. If you notice any of
[00:15:52.150]these symptoms, seek medical
[00:15:54.000]care and STI testing. To
[00:15:57.010]prevent STIs,
[00:15:58.160]it is important to use barrier
[00:15:59.550]contraceptives, such as dental
[00:16:01.500]dams and condoms. Barrier
[00:16:03.440]contraception, like a condom,
[00:16:05.280]prevents contact between sexual
[00:16:07.080]fluids, such as seminal and vaginal
[00:16:08.960]fluid, which is what reduces
[00:16:10.790]the likelihood of STI
[00:16:12.090]transmission.
[00:16:13.280]Get tested regularly,
[00:16:15.310]especially since some STIs can
[00:16:17.120]present without symptoms,
[00:16:18.800]and seek medical care if you
[00:16:20.340]notice any symptoms. Gonorrhea,
[00:16:22.410]chlamydia, and HIV testing is
[00:16:24.640]covered
[00:16:24.960]by student fees, so the
[00:16:26.500]University Health Center can be
[00:16:28.560]an affordable place to test for
[00:16:30.520]these STIs.
[00:16:31.360]Another condition important to
[00:16:33.490]sexual health is urinary tract
[00:16:35.550]infections, or UTIs.
[00:16:37.360]Urinary tract infections are
[00:16:39.600]bacterial infections in the urinary
[00:16:42.540]tract. Sometimes sexual
[00:16:43.120]contact can introduce foreign
[00:16:44.710]bacteria to a person's urethra,
[00:16:46.500]especially people with vaginas.
[00:16:48.880]The anatomy of the vulva places
[00:16:50.850]the vaginal opening and urethral
[00:16:53.060]opening very close together,
[00:16:54.800]and the length of the urethra
[00:16:56.680]is often shorter than it is for
[00:16:58.530]a person with a penis. All this
[00:17:00.560]means is that people with vulvas
[00:17:02.470]are more likely to contract UTIs
[00:17:04.390]from sexual contact than people
[00:17:06.160]with penises. Other people at
[00:17:08.320]higher risk are those with an
[00:17:10.230]uncircumcised penis and those
[00:17:12.400]who engage
[00:17:12.960]in frequent sexual intercourse.
[00:17:14.560]UTIs often present with
[00:17:16.390]symptoms such as cloudy
[00:17:18.230]appearance or strong
[00:17:19.760]smell in the urine, a frequent
[00:17:21.820]urge to urinate, painful or
[00:17:23.570]burning urination, back pain,
[00:17:25.680]or fever.
[00:17:26.240]UTIs can be treated with
[00:17:27.840]antibiotics. It is important to
[00:17:30.220]take your whole prescription of
[00:17:32.080]antibiotics even when you start
[00:17:34.080]to feel better. You can prevent
[00:17:36.020]UTIs by urinating after sex,
[00:17:38.000]staying hydrated, and wiping
[00:17:39.440]from front to back. Now that we've
[00:17:41.820]talked about
[00:17:42.800]different sexual health
[00:17:44.030]concerns, let's discuss contraception
[00:17:46.050]as a way of preventing STIs and
[00:17:47.920]pregnancy. There are many
[00:17:49.780]different types of methods of
[00:17:51.650]contraception available to fit
[00:17:53.830]your
[00:17:53.920]own needs, whether that is to
[00:17:55.530]prevent STIs, prevent pregnancy,
[00:17:57.540]or regulate menstrual cycles.
[00:17:59.440]While each of these have their
[00:18:01.310]own rate of pregnancy
[00:18:02.650]prevention, different options
[00:18:04.560]include
[00:18:04.960]hormonal methods, barrier
[00:18:06.480]methods, emergency contraception,
[00:18:08.560]long-acting reversible methods,
[00:18:10.600]and sterilization.
[00:18:12.640]So for hormone methods, there
[00:18:14.690]is the birth control pill,
[00:18:16.190]patch, and injection, as well
[00:18:17.920]as the vaginal
[00:18:18.560]ring. All of these methods are
[00:18:20.490]used by someone with a vagina
[00:18:22.170]or vulva. Barrier methods
[00:18:23.860]include
[00:18:24.480]external and internal condoms,
[00:18:26.350]sometimes known as male and
[00:18:27.830]female condoms, contraceptive
[00:18:29.750]sponges,
[00:18:30.320]which are inserted into the
[00:18:31.740]vagina, and spermicide, which
[00:18:33.480]is a chemical used to immobilize
[00:18:35.200]and/or kill
[00:18:35.840]sperm. Emergency contraception
[00:18:37.850]are options utilized shortly
[00:18:39.510]after unprotected intercourse
[00:18:41.280]to prevent pregnancy.
[00:18:42.480]These include both the copper IUD
[00:18:45.370]and Plan B. A copper IUD can
[00:18:47.700]work as emergency
[00:18:48.800]contraception when inserted up
[00:18:50.710]to five days after unprotected
[00:18:52.340]sexual intercourse. Plan B, or
[00:18:54.540]the
[00:18:54.640]morning after pill, is a common
[00:18:56.460]contraception pill that can be
[00:18:58.210]purchased at many pharmacies
[00:19:00.000]without
[00:19:00.320]a prescription and acts as an
[00:19:01.920]emergency contraception when
[00:19:03.670]taken within three days after
[00:19:05.440]unprotected
[00:19:06.080]sexual intercourse. The
[00:19:07.850]emergency contraceptive pill,
[00:19:09.680]or Plan B, does not work as
[00:19:11.210]effectively for
[00:19:12.320]someone who weighs over 165
[00:19:14.720]pounds. However, the insertion
[00:19:17.400]of copper IUD up to five days
[00:19:19.120]after sexual intercourse is an
[00:19:21.070]effective form of emergency
[00:19:22.440]contraception, regardless of
[00:19:24.270]body weight.
[00:19:25.200]Long-lasting reversible methods
[00:19:27.220]are methods which do not
[00:19:28.640]have to be utilized daily, like
[00:19:30.720]the pill, but can be still
[00:19:32.430]removed and aren't permanent.
[00:19:34.800]Examples
[00:19:35.280]of this option are intrauterine
[00:19:37.510]devices, or IUDs, and implants,
[00:19:40.000]which is a small rod implanted
[00:19:42.160]in the arm of an individual
[00:19:44.020]with a vagina. IUDs are
[00:19:45.780]effective for up to 10 years,
[00:19:48.320]depending on
[00:19:48.880]which IUD is used. Both IUDs
[00:19:50.940]and the implant work to prevent
[00:19:52.990]pregnancy over an extended
[00:19:54.960]period and
[00:19:55.840]are considered the most
[00:19:56.990]effective contraception methods.
[00:19:59.050]The last option is a permanent
[00:20:00.300]form of
[00:20:00.640]contraception, sterilization.
[00:20:02.610]This takes place through either
[00:20:04.400]vasectomy in an individual with
[00:20:06.240]a
[00:20:06.320]penis or tubital litigation,
[00:20:07.890]sometimes called getting your
[00:20:09.460]tubes tied, in an individual
[00:20:10.970]with a vagina or
[00:20:12.000]vulva. While many of these
[00:20:14.010]methods can help in preventing
[00:20:16.250]pregnancy, not all can help in
[00:20:18.320]the
[00:20:18.480]prevention of STIs. For example,
[00:20:20.800]the birth control pill may
[00:20:22.670]prevent pregnancy, but it
[00:20:24.160]provides no
[00:20:24.960]barriers against STIs. However,
[00:20:27.320]a barrier method like a condom
[00:20:29.170]can help in the prevention of
[00:20:30.800]pregnancy and STIs that spread
[00:20:32.760]through bodily fluids, but it
[00:20:34.810]may not be as beneficial to the
[00:20:36.640]prevention of STIs like pubic lice,
[00:20:38.710]which spreads through pubic
[00:20:40.380]hair, bed sheets, and
[00:20:41.840]clothing. Make sure that the
[00:20:43.400]protection you're using is
[00:20:44.780]serving all the functions you
[00:20:46.290]needed to,
[00:20:47.200]whether that be the prevention
[00:20:48.950]of pregnancy, STIs, or
[00:20:50.210]regulating menstrual cycles.
[00:20:52.080]Safer sex kits are made by the
[00:20:54.240]Gender and Sexuality Center and
[00:20:56.400]distributed
[00:20:57.040]across various campus locations.
[00:20:59.740]Each kit contains three condoms
[00:21:01.800]and one packet of lubricant.
[00:21:03.520]The Gender and Sexuality Center
[00:21:05.260]also provides dental dams and
[00:21:06.880]internal
[00:21:07.280]condoms upon request through
[00:21:08.770]our online form. There are
[00:21:10.200]three different kinds of kits
[00:21:11.680]of
[00:21:11.680]condoms available, with
[00:21:13.010]variations in the types of condoms
[00:21:14.760]provided: those with latex,
[00:21:16.570]latex-free,
[00:21:17.200]and flavored condoms. Some
[00:21:19.060]safer sex kit locations include
[00:21:21.060]the Nebraska Union and the
[00:21:22.870]University
[00:21:23.520]Health Center. You can also
[00:21:25.180]check out our website for a
[00:21:26.700]list of all current
[00:21:27.730]distribution locations.
[00:21:29.280]There are also other resources
[00:21:31.580]on our UNL campus that can help
[00:21:33.730]with sexual well-being. The
[00:21:36.010]first
[00:21:36.320]is the University Health Center,
[00:21:38.190]which offers many services for
[00:21:39.770]reproductive and sexual health.
[00:21:41.520]These services include annual
[00:21:43.790]gynecological and sexual health
[00:21:46.140]exams, birth control,
[00:21:47.520]and other contraceptive
[00:21:49.310]services, the HPV vaccine, STI
[00:21:51.670]testing, pregnancy testing and
[00:21:53.760]referrals,
[00:21:54.640]PrEP and PEP prescriptions, and
[00:21:56.880]treatment for pelvic pain,
[00:21:58.320]infection, and other sexual and
[00:22:00.000]reproductive health concerns.
[00:22:02.490]The second resource is the UNL
[00:22:04.400]Center for Advocacy,
[00:22:05.600]Response, and Education, or CARE.
[00:22:07.890]This office provides a safe
[00:22:09.530]space for survivors of sexual
[00:22:11.360]and relationship violence to
[00:22:13.190]meet with a CARE advocate as
[00:22:14.460]they navigate concerns and
[00:22:16.080]needs
[00:22:16.400]related to the violence or
[00:22:17.820]harassment they experienced. If
[00:22:19.930]students choose to report
[00:22:21.280]sexual
[00:22:21.600]assault, CARE advocates can
[00:22:23.170]assist them in reporting
[00:22:24.490]assault to both university and
[00:22:26.080]local
[00:22:26.480]law enforcement. These are QR
[00:22:28.810]codes that will take you to the
[00:22:30.310]websites of both the University
[00:22:32.240]Health
[00:22:32.560]Center and the CARE office.
[00:22:34.810]This QR code allows you to
[00:22:36.930]leave feedback about the
[00:22:38.590]presentation. Our
[00:22:41.200]contact information is also
[00:22:42.620]listed, including our website,
[00:22:44.320]email, Facebook, Instagram,
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[00:22:49.930]numbers. Thank you for tuning
[00:22:51.870]in, and we hope to see you
[00:22:52.960]again at one of
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